Initial solution estimation of one-step inverse isogeometric analysis for sheet metal forming with complex topologies

The one-step inverse isogeometric analysis method has been successfully applied in sheet metal forming with simple geometries. Generally, actual stamping parts frequently contain numerous trimmed NURBS-based CAD surfaces. The key step in sheet metal forming is to unfold the undevelopable CAD model o...

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Published in:Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering 2022-03, Vol.391, p.114558, Article 114558
Main Authors: Wang, Changsheng, Zhang, Xi, Zhang, Zhigong, Zhang, Xiangkui, Hu, Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Coordinate transformations
Coordination compounds
Finite element method
Initial solution estimation
Isogeometric analysis
Metal forming
Metal sheets
One-step inverse approach
Sheet metal forming
Stamping
Surface analysis (chemical)
Topology
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Summary:The one-step inverse isogeometric analysis method has been successfully applied in sheet metal forming with simple geometries. Generally, actual stamping parts frequently contain numerous trimmed NURBS-based CAD surfaces. The key step in sheet metal forming is to unfold the undevelopable CAD model onto a planar domain and obtain a good initial solution. In this study, we estimate the initial solution of stamping parts with complex topologies using an energy-based algorithm. The trimmed surface analysis technique and Nitsche’s method are adopted for trimmed and multi-patch isogeometric analysis. A new coordinate transformation system is used to avoid special treatment for negative angle and vertical wall problems, which are common in metal sheet forming. We demonstrate our algorithm with three examples and compare the results with one-step inverse isogeometric analysis of simple geometry or the traditional finite element method. These examples illustrate the performance of the new method and its applicability for the integration of design and analysis in sheet metal forming with complex topologies. •The initial solution is estimated for stamping parts with complex topologies.•The trimmed surface analysis technique and Nitsche’s method are adopted for the stiffness matrix.•The quaternion method is used to avoid special treatment for negative angle and vertical wall issues.
ISSN:0045-7825
1879-2138
DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2021.114558